objective: generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorders in the general ‎population. several studies suggest that anxiety sensitivity is a vulnerability factor in generalized ‎anxiety severity. however, some other studies suggest that negative repetitive thinking and ‎experiential avoidance as response factors can explain this relationship. therefore, this study ‎aime...

perfectionism, anxiety sensitivity and sleep disturbance are among the main causes of generalizing anxiety disorder. this study aims to compare perfectionism, anxiety sensitivity and sleep disturbance between patients with generalizing anxiety disorder (gad) and control group. the present study was a cross-sectional and ex-post facto investigation (causal comparative method). statistical univer...

the aetiology behind odor-related chronic somatic symptoms (o-rcss) is unknown, although both immunological and psychiatric causes have been suggested. the aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of self-reported asthma and hay fever and psychiatric symptoms in individuals having o-rcss compared to individuals with similar chronic somatic symptoms (css) which were not odors-related,...

abstract background: simultaneous occurrence of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse isorders have widespread effects and are associated with worse prognosis. addicts should be treated in accordance with the requirements of each of these people. this study aimed at investigating the simple and multiple relationships between morningness/eveningness, anxiety sensitivity and addiction potenti...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common disease; it seems that psychological factors play a role in development and maintenance of ibs. the main purpose of the current study is to compare patients with ibs and healthy individuals regarding anxiety, sensitivity, and neuroticism. materials and methods: participants included 76 ibs patients (41 female and 35 male) who referred to th...

substance use disorder is conceptualized as a chronic relapsing condition where relapse is usually defined as the return to problematic substance use following treatment. an issue of great importance is the identification of the predictors of relapse and the development of treatments that may help prevent relapse. one of the strongest predictors of relapse is craving. the purpose of the present...

in recent years, emotion dysregulation and anxiety sensitivity have been introduced of the most effective factors in sleep disturbance. the purpose of this study was to examine emotion dysregulation and anxiety sensitivity as potential contributor to sleep problems in students. the statistical population of this research consisted of all the bu-ali sina university’s students in the academic yea...